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Mama's Boy
Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland (1900) · From Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (1900)
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Do not fear, do not fear,
We'll put the pants on mama's dear,
Do not cry, do not cry,
We'll put the coat on mama's boy.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “Mama's Boy.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/69/.
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Anonymous Chinese nursery rhymes. “Mama's Boy.” Translated by Isaac Taylor Headland. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-chinese-nursery/69/.
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